Philippe Bugalski

Philippe Bernard Bugalski (12 June 1963 – 10 August 2012) was a French rally driver.

Bugalski became a works Renault driver in the French Rally Championship in 1994. In 1998, he joined the works Citroën team, with whom he won the French national title three years in a row, from 1998 to 2000.

By the mid-1990s, Bugalski had become a regular choice as tarmac specialist for Citroën, along with teammate Jesús Puras. However, as the Citroën Total World Rally Team entered the World Rally Championship full-time, employing such drivers as Sébastien Loeb, he was frequently entered as Citroën's 3rd driver for tarmac rallies. His top performances were on home soil on the Tour de Corse, but he also showed potential in the Rallye Sanremo, Monte Carlo Rally, and Rallye Catalunya.

In 1999, Bugalski won two races overall with formula 2 cars.

After his breakthrough, Bugalski struggled to secure a firm place in Citroën's WRC team but was always a solid reserve driver and was only really used as a tarmac specialist. By 2003, he had stopped rallying professionally.

Bugalski died on 10 August 2012, aged 49, from injuries sustained when he fell out of a tree at his home in Seine-et-Marne.

WRC victories Event Season Co-driver Car 1 35º Rallye Catalunya-Costa Brava 1999 Jean-Paul Chiaroni Citroën Xsara Kit Car 2 43ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France 1999 Jean-Paul Chiaroni Citroën Xsara|Citroën Xsara Kit Car

Complete WRC results Year Entrant Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pts 1984 Philippe Bugalski Volkswagen Golf GTi MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN ITA CIV GBR NC 0 1988 Renault Chartres Renault 21 Turbo MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE USA NZL ARG FIN CIV ITA GBR NC 0 1989 Philippe Bugalski Renault 21 Turbo SWE MON POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV GBR NC 0 1991 Société Diac Renault Clio 16S MON SWE POR KEN FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV ESP GBR 50th 3 1992 Jolly Club Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione MON SWE POR KEN 13th 22 Lancia Martini FRA GRE NZL ARG FIN AUS ITA CIV ESP GBR 1994 Société Diac Renault Clio Williams MON POR KEN FRA GRE ARG NZL FIN ITA GBR NC 0 1995 Société Diac Renault Clio Williams Maxi MON SWE POR FRA NZL AUS ESP GBR 27th 2 1997 Société Diac Renault Maxi Mégane MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN IDN ITA AUS GBR 33rd 1 1998 Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara Kit Car MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN ITA AUS GBR 18th 2 1999 Automobiles Citroën Citroën Saxo Kit Car MON SWE KEN POR 7th 20 Citroën Xsara Kit Car ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN CHN ITA AUS GBR 2000 Automobiles Citroën Citroën Saxo Kit Car MON SWE KEN POR ESP ARG GRE NZL FIN CYP FRA ITA AUS GBR NC 0 2001 Automobiles Citroën Citroën Saxo Kit Car MON SWE POR 22nd 1 Citroën Xsara WRC ESP ARG CYP GRE KEN FIN NZL ITA FRA AUS 2002 Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC MON SWE ESP CYP ARG GRE KEN FIN GER 11th 7 Piedrafita Sport FRA ITA NZL AUS GBR 2003 Citroën Total WRT Citroën Xsara WRC MON SWE TUR NZL ARG GRE CYP GER FIN AUS ITA FRA ESP GBR 21st 1